List of Famous people born on January 26th

Virginijus Šikšnys is a Lithuanian biochemist.

Prince Kachō Hirotada of Japan, was a member of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family.

Eldar Shengelaia is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia (1979) and of the Soviet Union (1988). He has been a chairman of the Film-makers' Union of Georgia since 1976. Since 2008, he has been chairman of the State Council of Heraldry at the Parliament of Georgia.

Kévin Afougou is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Thonon Évian.

Larisa Reginaldovna Luppian is a Russian stage and film actress. She was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 1999. She has served as the artistic director of the Lensovet Theatre in St Petersburg since 2019.

Ri Myong-sun is a North Korean table tennis player. She competed for North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She went on to compete for North Korea again at the 2016 Summer Olympics ,where she beat Petrissa Solja of Germany in the third round of the women's singles.

Svetlana Sheveleva is a left-handed Russian fencer. She won the Russian women's sabre championship final in 2018.

John Jocelyn Denison-Pender, 2nd Baron Pender was a British civil servant and businessman.